Past Member
Eugenia Lean
The Starr Foundation East Asian Studies Endowment Fund Member
From
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Whereas previous scholars have characterized Chinese men-of-letters as suspicious of global science, industry, and commerce, Eugenia Lean's book project will demonstrate how cultural entrepreneurs in early twentieth-century China leveraged their literary skills into industrial and commercial success, and explored new ways of knowing the natural world.
Visits
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Fall
Degrees
UCLA
Ph.D.
2001
UCLA
M.A.
1996
Stanford University
B.A.
1990
Honors
2014
Faculty Mentoring Award, Graduate Scholar of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University
2010
ACLS/Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship
2008
Featured in “Top Young Historians,” History News Network
2007
John K. Fairbank Book Prize (awarded by the American Historical Association)
2004
ACLS/Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Junior Faculty
Appointments
Columbia University
2011
Tenured Associate Professor
Columbia University
2009–2011
Non-tenured Associate Professor
Columbia University
2002–2009
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2001–2002
Assistant Professor